| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (or possibly a rant): What the Middle Ages are not | |
| 2 | Disintegration of the Roman Empire | |
| 3 | Regularization of Monastic life | |
| 4 | Conversion of the Franks | |
| 5 | Conversion of England and the North | |
| 6 | Persistence of Nordic Paganism | |
| 7 | The Carolingian Court | Preliminary bibliographies due for final project |
| 8 | Conflict with Byzantium | |
| 9 | Crusading: or the Making of a Saint | |
| 10 | Female Saints: Music and the Visionary | Literature review due (5 pages) |
| 11 | Love, Logic, and the Politics of the Intellectual Life | |
| 12 | The Wider Medieval World | |
| 13 | Last Class Opportunity for Presentation of Student Papers | Final paper drafts due 3 days after session 13 |